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We have a very special competition running for the next couple of days - the chance to win a new Apple Watch 5. This Stainless steel watch retails for £699 in the United Kingdom and incorporates the brand new 'Always on retina display'. Can't find the exact watch you want ? Apple also now allow the end user to customise their own watch designs in 'Apple Watch Studio'.

It's been almost three months since AMD launched its latest RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT graphics cards, based on the Navi 10 GPU. Now, a recent post on Mesa 3D Graphics Library suggests the next Navi 12 and Navi 14 GPUs could be just around the corner. The post …

It has been a long time since Sony or Naughty Dog has said anything official about The Last of Us Part II. This week, that silence was broken, with the game confirmed to be appearing as part of Sony's ‘State of Play' announcement live stream on the 24th of September. …

September is back to school season for many. If you are heading off to college or university, then chances are you'll be looking for a trusty new PC/laptop for work and play. We've rounded up some of the best deals to help you choose.

This week, we saw IBM continue to push its quantum computing efforts by announcing  a 53 quantum bit/qubit capable quantum computer. That’s a big increase on IBM’s Q System One, which debuted this January boasting 20-qubits of processing power. For anyone who doesn’t know, a qubit is a quantum bit …

Gigabyte Aorus has been expanding into gaming monitors recently. We've had a look at the 1080p/144Hz CV27 ourselves but if you prefer high refresh rate 1440p gaming, then the Gigabyte Aorus CV27Q Tactical Gaming Monitor will be right up your alley. The Gigabyte Aorus CV27Q boasts a 2560×1440 resolution, 165Hz …

Intel will be launching the Core i9-9900KS in October, boasting a base frequency of 4GHz and a boost speed of 5GHz across all cores. As expected, this level of performance can't be achieved with the 95W TDP of the original Core i9-9900K,  with reports currently indicating that the CPU could near …

It's ASRock's £300 X570 offering - what does Luke make of it?

After plenty of rumours, leaks and speculation, today AMD has confirmed 3rd Gen Threadripper's launch in addition to providing an update on the impending release of the Ryzen 9 3950X.

Corsair's latest iCUE 465X RGB case has made its way to Leo for review

Yesterday, we learned that a French judge had ruled that Valve is not allowed to prohibit users from re-selling their digital games, ordering that the clause be removed from the Steam policy and terms of service. Valve hadn't responded at the time, but the company has since confirmed its intent …

Modern Warfare returns this year for the Call of Duty franchise, bringing back classic multiplayer modes and a single-player campaign. The beta has already been live on the PS4 for a few days now but this weekend, the open beta also kicks off for PC and Xbox One players- we …

Samsung combines super fast PCIe 4.0 speeds with some very smart software upgrades to create what could be the most 'fail proof' SSD to date.

Fans of HEDT platforms have quite a lot to look forward to at the moment. Not only has there been leaked information surrounding AMD's 3rd Gen Threadripper CPUs, but we also have details on Intel's Cascade Lake-X chips thanks to benchmark leaks. The Intel Core i9-10900X and Core i9-10980XE were …

A French Court has ruled that Valve must not prohibit Steam customers from re-selling digital games, but is a pre-owned market for digital games feasible in today's industry? What would this mean for other digital platforms and digital entertainment mediums?

Following in the footsteps of PUBG and Fortnite, earlier this year Activision officially announced Call of Duty Mobile, bringing one of the most-played shooter franchises of all time to Android and iOS. The game has been in beta for a while now but a final launch is nearing, with a …

A lot of major tech companies are making the jump to 7nm chips and TSMC has a lot of major clients vying for production lines. According to sources this week, TSMC might be struggling to meet this demand for 7nm chips, which could see production times jump. TSMC makes chips …

It's Toshiba latest ball grid array drive, and it's about the size of an SD card

It has been just over a week since Apple announced this year’s iPhone line-up, consisting of the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 11 Pro Max. During the announcement, Apple did share some details on the upgraded A13 Bionic chip but deeper technical specifications were left a mystery. …

As previously reported at Computex 2019, Silverstone, a manufacturer of PC cases, components and accessories, will be launching a new range of ‘Permafrost' all-in-one liquid coolers very soon. With launch fast approaching, we now have more details on specs. The Permafrost AIOs are packed with features, including integrated ARGB lighting …

While there were some issues getting all major platform holders to open up to the idea of cross-platform multiplayer, we have now reached a point where everyone is on board. As a result, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will officially be making the jump, opening up multiplayer matchmaking to include …

Just over three years ago, consumers were finally able to get their hands on the first PC virtual reality headsets. The HTC VIVE launched first, with HTC partnering with Valve for room-scale tracking and SteamVR support. Now as we approach the launch of the HTC VIVE Cosmos, it looks like …

It's new DDR4 memory from Patriot, and yep - it's fast!

Earlier this year, Valve officially launched its own VR headset and hand-tracking controllers. When the headset was initially being shown off to press, Valve did reveal that it would have a ‘flagship’ VR game in 2019 but didn’t offer further details. We are now nearing the final months of the …

At an event in Rome, Italy today, AMD launched a brand new 64-core, 128-thread EPYC processor with faster speeds and a jump up to 280W TDP.

Microsoft has been working closely with AMD for a good number of years now, partnering up on Xbox One and Project Scarlet console hardware. Now, Microsoft may be turning to AMD in other parts of its business, with the latest rumours suggesting that the next line-up of Surface laptops will …

It's a fantastic new case from Fractal, based on the Define R6 chassis

Logitech is adding a new member to its Lightspeed line-up of wireless gaming mice. This time around, the G604 is getting the Lightspeed upgrade, packing a total of six macro buttons on the side and some bold claims for battery life. With the number of thumb macro buttons included on …

For years now, Facebook has been making efforts to branch out beyond social networking. At one point in time, the company tried to topple the smartphone market with its own phone, which swiftly failed. Nowadays, Facebook owns Oculus and is enjoying success in the VR space and now the next …

Patriot’s gaming division, Viper, launched its first venture into Gen 4 PCIe M.2 SSDs this month. Like other PCIe 4.0 SSDs, this one boasts very impressive specs, with read speeds of up to 5GB/s, giving the VP4100 a ten fold increase on traditional  SATA SSDs. With the latest Ryzen 3000 …